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      petertha replied to the thread Piston Pin matterial.
      Hardened dowel type pin should be fine, just check the tolerances. Some are +/- either side of nominal dimension depending on the...
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      petertha replied to the thread VW Beetle engine 1/5 scale.
      I think that's a good way of doing it. I had similar issue on my radial where the tube mated the rocker box at a 3D inclined angle. I...
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      petertha replied to the thread 1/3 Scale Ford 289 Hi-Po.
      Excellent news! Now check your online banking dashboard, maybe you still have the 'conservative mode' switch toggled & deferring some...
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      petertha replied to the thread Segmented Coil?.
      I'm not sure if this is relevant or even close to what you are after, but Ken has done some coil work. I emailed him on occasion &...
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      Fantastic! I would be interested to learn more details of your ignition system (module/coil, distributer, leads, plugs...) & the...
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      petertha replied to the thread 1/3 Scale Ford 289 Hi-Po.
      Fuel pressurization in model AC is mostly driven by a need to overcome, or at least stabilize, varying hydrostatic head changes of the...
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      petertha replied to the thread A Tale of Laziness.
      In the club!
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      petertha replied to the thread Heat Treating Aluminum Alloy.
      Interesting. Thanks for description. I always assumed 6061 & 356 were quite different compositionally & doing a T4 or T6 treatment to...
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      It might cost you even more once UPS is done with you if that amount represents the shipping component. Its common (likely) to get a...
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      Dumb question but have you tried & dismissed a decent quality high build primer in a spray bomb? No gun, no mixing, no compressor, no...
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      petertha replied to the thread Sherline Lathe Chuck.
      I don't have a Sherline lathe but I use one in a Sherline rotary table which I hold in my 5" mill vise as an expedient way to make...
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      You can do a check of your spray medium by getting an inexpensive viscosity cup at a (typically automotive) paint store & compare to...
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      petertha replied to the thread Electrical connectors.
      You have it right. Now what some people do is ignore the polarity alignment slot on the Futaba female plug & insert a male JR plug...
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      Not sure what airbrush you ordered but that sounds problematically thick from my experience. Guess you will find out soon enough. I...
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      petertha replied to the thread Electrical connectors.
      Gordon, more of a side note, but just curious what make of ignition system your are implementing? From some reading I've collected...
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